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Rakesh Narwal
🇮🇳FIDE 25029428· Male· India· Born in 1982
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Rakesh Narwal, a 44-year-old Indian player, is rated 1603 — just 18 short of his peak of 1621 (Mar 2024, age 42). He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 10 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: 19th AICFB National Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2026 and AICFB North Zone Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2025. He had 3 career breaks: 22 months (2014–2016), 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2024–2025).
Current rating
1603
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1621
−18 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 42
Mar 2024 · age 42
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#145,257
#145,257 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
16 entries2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 43
Aug 2025
100 career games
at age 43
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+241 Elo)
1380 → 1621
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 42
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 42
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 42
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
AICFB North Zone Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2025perf 1833 (+221) · 6/7 · #3
Top opponent
Best comeback
AICFB North Zone Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2025finished #3 (seeded #12 of 80)
Evolution
+7
1596 → 1603
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
9.5/ 1852.8%
9W1D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRahul Sahani1,569·19th AICFB National Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2026·R6·+9.1
2.[W]vsTijan Punaram Gawar1,556·19th AICFB National Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2026·R2·+8.7
3.[W]vsNemai Das1,519·19th AICFB National Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2026·R4·+7.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMegha Chakraborty1,635·19th AICFB National Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2026·R8·-9.1
2.[L]vsSatya Praksah Shrivastava1,673·AICFB North Zone Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2025·R8·-8.3
3.[L]vsMayank Sharma1,702·AICFB North Zone Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2025·R3·-7.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/9 | #35 | 1574 | -10.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/7 | #3 | 1833 | +16.8 |
Rankings
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India
#5,605
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#23,449
in continent
World
#145,245
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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